At a Glance
- Tasks: Ensure building compliance and manage exciting projects in a supportive team.
- Company: Join Rochford District Council, a friendly and innovative local authority.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working, generous leave, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for creativity and collaboration.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on community safety while growing your career.
- Qualifications: Degree in Building Surveying or equivalent, with relevant professional membership.
The predicted salary is between 42839 - 46142 £ per year.
Full time
Salary: £42,839 - £46,142 plus £5,000 per annum Market supplement
Apply by: 09/08/2026 - 11:55 pm
Interview: To be confirmed
About:
- Contract type: Full-time, permanent
- Location: Rochford/Launchpad
- Department: Building Control
- Closing date: 9th August 2026
Benefits:
- A friendly, customer focused and supportive team.
- Opportunities for flexible and agile working, we offer a hybrid model of working to promote flexible working around personal and family commitments.
- Generous annual leave.
- One professional membership payment.
- Payment of ongoing BSR registration fees.
- Enrolment onto the LABC MyCPD system.
- Regular opportunities for development with internal and external training courses for ongoing CPD.
- Local government pension scheme.
- Staff discounts.
Our culture and values:
We like our staff to be proactive and innovative. Being customer focused and willing to maximise your potential at work are expected. We all work together to achieve the very best for our residents which sometimes means getting involved in projects and trying new tasks outside of your day to day job role. We love our staff to suggest new ideas and to have enthusiasm to try out new experiences.
About the role:
Would you like to become an integral part of our successful Building Control team? We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, qualified Building Control professional to join our supportive, modern, customer focused team, to ensure buildings are compliant and residents and visitors of the Borough are safe. You’ll join our proactive customer focused Building Control team which has been involved in some exciting developments recently and also has a number of exciting projects to get involved with, including housing developments and commercial projects across the borough. You will experience plenty of variety as you manage and progress a broad range of building control projects to effective completion. In addition, you will help to grow our business by establishing and strengthening working relationships with architects, developers as well as other existing or potential clients.
About you:
We are looking for a team member who has a degree in Building Surveying or equivalent construction discipline and has corporate full membership of either MRICS, MCABE or MCIOB and must be registered at either Class 2 or 3 with the Building Safety Regulator. You must be self-motivated, be able to work on your own initiative and have broad experience in Building Control legislation and enforcement processes. You must have proven excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Responsibilities:
- To ensure enforcement of the Building Regulations and associated legislation, in particular, large projects of a complex nature, under the guidance and direction of the Building Control Manager.
- To be committed to and actively promote the Building Control Service as a high quality service and advise on new ways of promoting and marketing the service to existing and potential new clients.
- To examine submitted applications to ensure compliance with the Building Regulations, Building Act and associated legislation and as necessary negotiate with applicants and advise on different ways to satisfy the Building Regulations in preference to summary rejection.
- To authorise approval/rejection of drawings/plans in connection with Building Regulation applications within prescribed time periods and produce the appropriate decision notices, as well as to undertake fee checking of submitted applications as required.
- To work on your own initiative and perform statutory and non-statutory site inspections, make on the spot legal decisions and give instructions to site management to ensure compliance with the Building Regulations whilst keeping accurate/comprehensive records that can be relied upon in court and where required prepare prosecution evidence and appear as an expert witness for the Council.
Essential qualifications/skills:
- Full current Driving Licence/Driver and vehicle owner or have access to driver and vehicle.
- Able to read and interpret scaled maps and plans.
- Willing to adopt a flexible approach to working arrangements when required.
- A degree in Building Surveying or equivalent construction discipline and corporate full membership of either MRICS, MCABE or MCIOB and must be registered at either Class 2 or 3 with the Building Safety Regulator.
- Good verbal communication skills both on the telephone and face to face and ability to work to critical deadlines and work effectively.
- Able to travel to occasional meetings/events at distant locations.
Desirable qualifications/skills:
- Local Authority Building Control experience.
- Able to monitor performance against objectives.
Further information: Please see full Job Description on our website.
Rochford District Council - Senior Building Control Officer employer: LABC (Local Authority Building Control)
Rochford District Council is an excellent employer, offering a supportive and customer-focused work environment where innovation and proactivity are encouraged. With flexible working options, generous annual leave, and opportunities for professional development, employees can thrive both personally and professionally while contributing to meaningful projects that enhance the community. The council's commitment to staff well-being and growth makes it an attractive place for those seeking a rewarding career in building control.
Contact Details:
LABC (Local Authority Building Control) Recruitment Team
